38044-20-1

Basic information

• Product Name: Octanoic acid, 8-cyano-, methyl ester
• CAS NO: 38044-20-1
• Molecular Formula: C10H17NO2
• Molecular Weight: 183.25
• Mol File: 38044-20-1.mol
• Article Data: 2

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: Octanoic acid, 8-cyano-, methyl ester(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: Octanoic acid, 8-cyano-, methyl ester(38044-20-1)
• EPA Substance Registry System: Octanoic acid, 8-cyano-, methyl ester(38044-20-1)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 38044-20-1(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 7108-21-6 10-hydroxy-9-ketostearic acid methyl ester 
• 67-56-1 methanol 
• 101-34-8 castor oil acetate 

Relevant articles and documents

A Two-Step Oxidative Cleavage of 1,2-Diol Fatty Esters into Acids or Nitriles by a Dehydrogenation–Oxidative Cleavage Sequence

Dehydrogenative oxidation of vicinal alcohols catalyzed by a commercially 64 wt.% Ni/SiO2 catalyst leads to the formation of α-hydroxyketone. This first step was developed without additional solvent according to two protocols: “under vacuum” or “with an olefin scavenger”. The synthesis of ketols was carried out with good conversions and selectivities. The recyclability of the supported nickel was also studied. Acyloin was then cleaved with oxidative reagent “formic acid/hydrogen peroxide”, which is cheap and can be used on a large scale for industrial oxidation processes. The global yield of this sequential system was up to 80 % to pelargonic acid and azelaic acid monomethyl ester without intermediate purification. By treating the acyloin intermediate with hydroxylamine, nitriles were obtained with a good selectivity.